Analyzing the Grammatical Error in the Sentence

The task is to identify the segment containing a grammatical error in the sentence: "Those whose have lost their identity cards can get new ones issued from the office."

Let's break down the sentence into the provided segments and analyze each one for potential errors.

• issued from the office
• Those whose have
• lost their identity cards
• can get new ones

Examining Each Sentence Segment

We will now look closely at each segment to determine if it is grammatically correct in the context of the sentence.

Segment 1: issued from the office

This phrase acts as a passive participle modifying "new ones". The structure "get [something] issued from [a place]" is a common and correct way to express that something is obtained from a location. This segment appears grammatically sound.

Segment 2: Those whose have

This is the subject part of the sentence, referring to a group of people ("Those"). The word "whose" is a possessive pronoun used to show ownership or relationship (e.g., "the dog whose bone was stolen"). In this sentence, we need a word that refers back to "Those" and acts as the subject of the verb "have lost". The correct word for this purpose, referring to people, is the relative pronoun "who".

The phrase should be "Those who have lost...". Using "whose" here is a grammatical error because it implies possession, which is not the intended meaning. We are talking about the people *themselves* who performed the action of losing.

Segment 3: lost their identity cards

This segment contains the verb "lost" and the object "their identity cards". "Their" is a correct possessive pronoun referring to "Those" (people). The structure "lost their identity cards" is grammatically correct as the action performed by the subject (whoever "Those" refers to).

Segment 4: can get new ones

This segment contains the modal verb "can", the main verb "get", and the object "new ones". "New ones" correctly refers back to "identity cards". The structure "can get new ones" is grammatically correct and acts as the predicate part of the sentence, describing what the subject ("Those who have lost...") can do.

Identifying the Grammatical Error

Based on the analysis, the error lies in the use of "whose" instead of "who" in the second segment. The correct relative pronoun to refer to people acting as the subject of a verb is "who".

Corrected Sentence

The grammatically correct sentence would be: "Those who have lost their identity cards can get new ones issued from the office."

Therefore, the segment containing the grammatical error is "Those whose have".

Revision Table: Who vs. Whose

Additional Information: Relative Pronouns

Relative pronouns are used to introduce relative clauses, which give more information about a noun or pronoun. Common relative pronouns include who, whom, whose, which, and that.

• Who: Used for people, usually as the subject of the clause.
• Whom: Used for people, usually as the object of the clause (less common now, "who" is often used instead).
• Whose: Used for possession by people or things.
• Which: Used for things, usually as the subject or object.
• That: Can be used for people or things, as the subject or object, often in restrictive clauses.

Understanding the function of these pronouns is crucial for constructing grammatically correct sentences.